Central Asset Manager

Overview

In this role you will optimise the use of technical assets for European business units, enhancing visibility and reducing external subhire. You will coordinate cross-border equipment movements, balance project needs with commercial value, and escalate unresolved issues to ECAM. You’ll partner with local and regional teams to develop practical asset solutions and drive data-quality improvements. This position offers a pivotal role in aligning asset availability with group priorities and ensuring efficient, compliant operations.

Responsibilities

• Secure internal assets for projects before external subhire
• Review demand, availability and timelines to identify shortages and priorities
• Coordinate short-term and cross-border equipment movements with local asset teams
• Assess long-term relocation options based on availability, transport cost, utilisation and delivery requirements
• Challenge subhire requests and compare internal vs external options, recording savings or cost avoidance
• Support supplier reviews and maintain the European supplier list
• Keep up to date with market/technical developments to inform purchase recommendations
• Promote accurate use of rental systems and data standards across Europe
• Monitor incomplete/incorrect project and asset information and drive corrective actions
• Identify recurring issues, utilisation opportunities and potential strategic redeployments
• Maintain clear records and provide concise operational reporting to ECAM
• Build relationships across Operations, Technical, Commercial, Project and Asset teams
• Share best practices and support new systems/workflows across Europe

Key requirements

• Experience in asset management, operations, logistics or live-events environment
• Working knowledge of professional video, audio, lighting, rigging or related equipment
• Strong commercial judgement: evaluating cost, margin and utilisation
• Analytical, organized and confident solving problems in fast-moving contexts
• Ability to influence and collaborate across teams, countries and cultures
• Proficient with rental management systems, reporting tools and Microsoft Office
• Clear written and verbal English; other European languages a plus
• Willingness and ability to travel across Europe

• Attention to detail
• Organisation
• Initiative
• Rental management systems
• Reporting tools
• Microsoft Office

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